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How is "dragon water absorption" formed?

"Dragon Suction", also known as waterspout, means that after a tornado forms over the water surface, the tornado will suck water into the cavity in the center of the storm and then form a vortex around the axis due to the high ambient air pressure and low intermediate air pressure. At this time, the tornado is like a cylindrical column of air, with the upper end connected to the thunderstorm cloud and the lower part connected to the water surface. It looks like a long dragon rising into the sky and touching the ground to absorb water comfortably.

According to the shape and environment, tornadoes can be divided into multi-vortex tornadoes, land tornadoes and waterspouts. Tornadoes are observed as long and narrow funnel clouds or similar forms of dust/water columns.

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Harm of waterspout

Waterspouts may appear in oceans and lakes all over the world. In the United States, waterspouts usually occur on the southeast coast of the United States, especially in southern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. Although waterspout is a kind of tornado by definition, its destructive power is less than that of the most powerful grassland tornado, but it is still quite dangerous.

The hose will overturn the ship and destroy it. When it lands, it will do more harm and take away life. When waterspouts may be produced or are already visible in coastal waters, the National Weather Service often issues special maritime warnings or tornado warnings when waterspouts will move to land.

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